About Tim Pyles

At Dulwich College Beijing, I teach Digital Design and Creative Media, coach teachers, and lead whole-college e-safety. I work with students from Nursery to Year 13, and with the adults who support them.

Some of that work is curriculum design. I created a seven-strand digital citizenship and AI literacy framework, and proposed, wrote, and secured approval for four year-level courses: Year 9 Digital Design, Years 10 and 11 Creative Media, and Year 12 Cambridge AS Digital Media & Design. I wanted students to have a connected route through making, media, and technology, rather than a single short course.

I have also led 12 Parent Academies and 10 Sip & Support workshops on AI, online safety, and digital wellbeing. Some family resources are available in English, Chinese, and Korean. Before Beijing, I co-led a campus 1:1 Chromebook rollout at Houston’s Mandarin Immersion Magnet School, coached teachers, advised on technology and innovation policy, and delivered district-wide professional learning.

My earlier work in art and STEAM still shapes how I approach new ideas: make them tangible, invite people to try them, and pay attention to what happens. I developed and animated 24 character-led learning experiences for children aged three to seven, including Digital Dilon, a school-owned project.

I also piloted, designed, curated, and published CETI Magazine, the Centre for Educational Technology & Innovation magazine, to share best practices and examples of high achievers on campus in educational technology, AI, and digital safety. For safeguarding and privacy, specific articles and recent covers are not shared publicly.

I hold an MSc in SmartEdTech from Université Côte d’Azur and a BSc in Multidisciplinary Studies from the University of Houston–Downtown. I am interested in how children understand technology, how stories shape those relationships, and what adults can do to keep human judgement in the picture.